Re: starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-24 Thread Bastian Bowe
> Then I don't know of any way but (this is real ugly) put it as a dock > (maybe clip?) icon, and set it to start when windowmaker is started... IMHO this is not possible because xplanetbg does not produce a appicon. -- Bastian Bowe

Re: starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-24 Thread Bastian Bowe
In my first posting I have done a mistake. The program (xplanetbg) does not stay alive when using startx. Only when using kdm! Now I thought the problem could be solved by restarting or stopping and starting X. But even after this xplanetbg stays alive. The only thing I know is that ~/.xsession i

Re: starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-23 Thread Bastian Bowe
Someone posted this to me: >Have you tried using a ~/.xinitrc file instead of ~/.xsession? I use the former >and have never had a problem with background apps staying up when X closes. >But then all the apps I background are X based. What are you running background >that's staying up? That xplanetb

Re: starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-23 Thread Emil Pedersen
Bastian Bowe wrote: > > Thanks for you help, but it doesn't work.. > Sad to hear. Then I don't know of any way but (this is real ugly) put it as a dock (maybe clip?) icon, and set it to start when windowmaker is started. I belive wmaker then should be able to kill it, since it's not running i

Re: starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-23 Thread Bastian Bowe
Thanks for you help, but it doesn't work.. On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 04:47:54PM +0100, Emil Pedersen wrote: > > Since you're running wmaker, try putting the programs in > ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart > > Bastian Bowe wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I've setup a $HOME/.xsession to

Re: starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-23 Thread Emil Pedersen
Since you're running wmaker, try putting the programs in ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart It might work. Regards, Emil Bastian Bowe wrote: > > Hello, > > I've setup a $HOME/.xsession to run programs on kdm and startx startup. > The problem is that programs started in

starting programs on kdm/startx startup

2001-03-23 Thread Bastian Bowe
Hello, I've setup a $HOME/.xsession to run programs on kdm and startx startup. The problem is that programs started in the back (with &) will stay alive after closing X. Here is my .xsession: #! /bin/bash # set bellvolume,-pitch,-duration xset b 100 300 30 #xplanetbg runs every 1200 secs xplanet